Cavs can't afford to draft Embiid

3:14 AM,
Jun. 21, 2014

Kansas center Joel Embiid (21) wheels in the post against West Virginia during a Feb. 8 game in Lawrence, Kans. Embiid was diagnosed with a broken foot this month, probably knocking him out of the spot as the Cavaliers top pick in Thursday's NBA Draft.

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Chris Strauss
USA Today

Joel Embiid can thank Sam Bowie and Greg Oden if he isn't selected first overall in Thursday's NBA Draft.

After spending the past month as Cleveland's likely choice with the number one pick, the talented 7-footer from the University of Kansas had surgery Friday on a recently developed stress fracture in his right foot. This comes just three months after the 20-year-old missed both the Big 12 and NCAA Tournament with a back injury.

If healthy, Embiid is a perfect fit for the Cavaliers. He's an incredibly athletic big man who has scouts raving about his footwork and touch around the basket. But ...